OBERHAUSEN, Germany – A promise is a promise, especially when it’s advertised.

Although underwhelmed by Yushin Okami’s unanimous-decision victory over Nate Marquardt, UFC president Dana White said the Japanese fighter will get a title shot at the middleweight belt.

“Was that the most exciting fight I’ve ever seen? No,” White told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). “It was not. But he went in there against a very tough opponent in Marquardt and won.”

The bout headlined UFC 122, which took place this past Saturday at Konig Pilsener Arena in Oberhausen, Germany. The event, which aired in the U.S. via delay on Spike TV, drew 8,421 fans and garnered $600,000 at the box office.

Okami earned two scores of 29-28 and one of 30-27 from the judges. He more often pressed the action and out-muscled Marquardt when the action locked up.

That, of course, was when action actually took place. Both fighters were tentative and failed to build much offensive momentum, and the audience turned midway through the fight and voiced their displeasure with frequent boos. It definitely was not a barnburner, and White did not hide his feelings about the letdown.

“When we come and we put these guys on a headliner to go after the pound-for-pound best fighter in the world, and the main event looks like that? It’s very disappointing,” he said.

In fact, he laid much of the blame not on Okami (26-5 MMA, 10-2 UFC) but on Marquardt (30-10-2 MMA, 9-4 UFC) for failing to deliver at the moment of a golden opportunity.

Regardless of the bad taste left in his mouth, White green-lighted Okami for a meeting with the winner of an upcoming title bout between reigning champ Anderson Silva and challenger Vitor Belfort, which takes place in February at UFC 126.

“Well, it was for the title shot, so yeah,” said White, sticking to his promise.

The newly minted contender was neglected for the majority of the post-event press conference, though he was asked to give a message to Silva.

“Fighting Anderson Silva is one of my goals,” Okami said. “I would like to fight against the middleweight champion. So I hope [he’s] the next fight.”

Okami is the only current UFC fighter to hold a win over Silva’s head, which he earned when the reigning champ was disqualified for an illegal upkick during a January 2006 Rumble on the Rock event. Since then, he repeatedly has stated he’d rather face Silva than Belfort.

Only two men have beaten Okami inside the octagon: former middleweight champion Rich Franklin and one-time contender Chael Sonnen, who lent a hand in the preparation for the UFC 122 fight. Silva, meanwhile, remains unbeaten in the UFC with a record-setting 12 wins and seven title defenses.

If Silva is victorious in his next challenge, here’s hoping the outspoken Sonnen can help Okami on the promotional side of things.

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